2007

2007

2007

2008

A unique experience: A customized approach to time – Quai de l'Ile collection

2008

Launch of the Maison Vacheron Constantin in Shanghai

2009

Timekeeping is illuminated with a new diamond cut: Flame

2009

A new world record: the Kallania

2010

A collection of exceptional unique pieces dedicated to the Opéra Garnier

2011

New Hallmark of Geneva criteria

2011

Simultaneous reading of all the world's time zones

2011

Partner of the Institut National des Métiers d'Art

Institute for the development of human capital and forward-looking crafts

2011

Creation of the Vacheron Constantin Institute

2011

Exhibition “TREASURES OF VACHERON CONSTANTIN - A LEGACY OF WATCHMAKING SINCE 1755” in Singapore

2012

Promotion of the Cercle 250

2012

100 years of the tonneau-shape

2012

Partnership with the Grand Théâtre de Genève

2013

Patrimony ultra-thin caliber 1731

2013

Inauguration of the new Manufacture in the Vallée de Joux

2014

Unique partnership with the Ecole Boulle

2015

260th anniversary

2015

Launch of the HARMONY collection

2015

Reference57260 - The most complicated watch ever made

2004

The international headquarters open inPlan-les-Ouates

On August 9 2004, Vacheron Constantin takes possession of its new manufacturing plant in Plan‑les-Ouates. The building, designed by Franco-Swiss architect, Bernard Tschumi, also serves as the company’s international headquarters.

The futuristic building, in the shape of a stylised Maltese cross cut in half, brings together the management, administration and the workshops under the same roof, as in the old days.

“The flowing lines of the metal skin bring a technical as well as a visual coherence to the whole and suggest the fluid interaction between the different management, design and production departments of the manufacturing facility.”

(Bernard Tschumi).

2005

Vacheron Constantin celebrates 250 years of existence

To commemorate its quarter millennium, Vacheron Constantin launches a collection of five outstanding creations that do honour to all the crafts involved in watchmaking.

Among these five horological works, two timepieces set the standard for contemporary fine watchmaking:

L’Esprit des Cabinotiers

This unique mystery clock made of a pink-gold sphere engraved by hand reveals a highly complicated watch.

Tour de L’ìle

The Tour de l'Île watch features an unprecedented combination of 16 horological complications and astronomical indications. Its extraordinary movement of 834 parts required 10,000 hours of research and development by the designers, engineers, constructors and watchmakers at Vacheron Constantin. This was the most complicated wristwatch ever produced in a series. Only seven were made.

Métiers d’Art

This model pays tribute to the decorative arts of watchmaking in a poetic evocation of the four seasons. Chasing, engraving, enamelling and gemsetting are showcased by the new calibre 2460 that reveals the time in four apertures instead of with hands. The Métiers d’Art models were made in 12 boxed sets of four watches each — a total of 48 pieces.

Saint-Gervais

The Saint Gervais model, fitted with the new calibre 2250, combines a perpetual calendar with a tourbillon escapement. Its four barrels deliver more than 10 days of power reserve or 250 hours — one for each year of the company’s existence. Fifty-five examples were produced.

Jubilé 1755

This model returns to the foundations and essence of high-grade watchmaking. The Jubilé 1755 watch is powered by a new self-winding movement, the calibre 2475, displaying the power reserve, the days and dates as well as a sweep seconds hand. 1755 examples of this limited edition were produced.

2006

Atelier Cabinotiers Special Order service

Unique or customized pieces made to order

Since its beginnings, Vacheron Constantin has encouraged its watchmakers to create made-to-order watches, lavishing countless hours on determining the exact appearance of a piece and on choosing its functions and its components.

Always attentive to the tastes and expectations of its customers, in 2006 Vacheron Constantin launched the "Atelier Cabinotiers Special Orders" service, on the occasion of the centenary of its boutique on the Quai de l’Ile in Geneva. This workshop employs a team that is entirely dedicated to producing unique, custom-made timepieces that are totally personalized and produced in line with the great tradition of excellence for which Vacheron Constantin is known.

2006

100 years of the historic boutique on the Quai de l’Ile

After a year of renovations, the historic headquarters of the brand have been reopened. On two floors, the boutique and heritage site are a testament to the exceptional contribution of Vacheron Constantin to watchmaking in Geneva and far beyond, on a worldwide scale.

Perpetuating the founding values of one of Geneva's finest watchmaking firms, Vacheron Constantin has spent a year in collaboration with architect Eric Maria, restoring the historic site in the district where the brand had its beginnings. On two floors that compose a unified space, the building has housed the boutique, archives, tools and watches from 1755 to the present day, as well as an art workshop dedicated to the restoration of antique watches and to the creation of unique or custom-made pieces.

Known as the Maison en l'Ile , this building reflects the perfect symbiosis of a universal heritage and tradition combined with the contemporary creative force of Vacheron Constantin.

The historic birthplace of the brand

2007

The Métiers d'Art Collection Les Masques

What theme could they find to subtly evoke the human adventure? Vacheron Constantin's master watchmakers and designers considered a number of themes. The idea of masks was chosen as the most compelling theme of all. Geneva has the distinction of being home to one of the world's most magnificent museums of tribal art: the Barbier-Mueller Museum. This proximity helped guide Vacheron Constantin in its choice: thus, the Métiers d’art collection "Les Masques" was born, from a reflexion on what is familiar and what is distant, on the past, present and future and on eternal new beginnings.

In 2007, Vacheron Constantin wanted to pay tribute to the human expression of the sublime. A long journey took its master watchmakers through time and space, in search of the very roots of humanity and a reflection on one of the most beautiful expressions of the human soul.

Three years, twelve masks, twenty-five pieces

As a result, twelve masks from the Barbier-Mueller collection were selected for small-scale reproduction in gold. They sit majestically in the center of the dial of each timepiece in the collection, which spans three thousand years of history and four continents. This collection inherently reflects the history of Vacheron Constantin and its spirit of openness to the world.

2007

100 years of the Chronomètre Royal

To celebrate 100 years of the Chronomètre Royal and pay tribute to this emblematic piece, in 2007 Vacheron Constantin presented a new Chronomètre Royal 1907 in its Historiques line.

A tribute to a flamboyant centenary

Created in the spirit of the time and showcasing the work of expert craftsmen, the Chronomètre Royal 1907 – available in this anniversary year in a limited series of 100 exclusive pieces – is highly distinctive with its classically inspired case and Grand Feu enameled dial produced in the purest watchmaking tradition.

Still presented in Vacheron Constantin's Historiques collection, the Chronomètre Royal 1907 model is COSC certified.

2007

Vacheron Constantin, a sponsor of the Opéra National de Paris

Two worlds that are in harmony and beat to the same rhythm

In 2007, Vacheron Constantin had the privilege and the honor of becoming a sponsor of the Opéra National de Paris. These two Maisons have an important point in common: they both hold an extraordinary artistic heritage that they continue to cultivate and enrich day by day. Both also depend on the artists whose instruments and talents – technical or artistic – must be orchestrated and attuned to create a symphonic whole.

To celebrate this partnership, Vacheron Constantin donated a monumental clock, installed in the Opéra Bastille. Impressive in its dimensions, 23 ft. in length, over 8 ft. high, and weighing approximately two tons, this clock, baptized "Laudator Temporis", is the symbol of Vacheron Constantin's exceptional technical expertise and know-how.

2008

A unique experience: A customized approach to time – Quai de l'Ile collection

Bold customization, the benchmark of modernity, aesthetic genius...

At the intersection between art and technical expertise, the Quai de l’Ile line line propelled Fine Watchmaking to new heights in 2008. Customization, mechanical precision and design are at the heart of an avant-garde concept that expands the limits of excellence and exclusivity. The unique construction of the case makes it possible to create an individual timepiece with over 700 variations on themes of watchmaking know-how and its quest for aesthetic perfection. Each model interprets time in a singular manner that is original and elegant as well as elusive and enigmatic.

2008

Launch of the Maison Vacheron Constantin in Shanghai

A unique and special venue that reflects the prestigious history of the brand in China.

Located in the heart of the former French concession in Shanghai, the magnificent colonial-style villa from the Arts Décoratifs era is home to Vacheron Constantin.

It took a full year to complete the ambitious renovation project on this magnificent town house, classified as a historic monument, to house the Genevan watchmaking manufacture in China. Built in 1921 and restored with the utmost respect for traditions, the Maison Vacheron Constantin Twin Villas was designed and decorated with deference to the Chinese heritage and identity of the venue, but also drawing inspiration from Vacheron Constantin's historic building in Geneva.

This is no ordinary boutique, but a vast space of approximately 6,500 square feet over four floors, which showcases the whole universe of the Genevan brand of Fine Watchmaking.

2009

Timekeeping is illuminated with a new diamond cut: Flame

A perfectly proportioned and resolutely feminine silhouette

Combining the arts, integrating talents, innovating without losing sight of its heritage: Vacheron Constantin meets all these demands and pays tribute to time through beauty, opulence, precision and enjoyment. The satisfaction of remaining attuned to its own creative intuitions. In 2009, from this fertile artistic culture, a new diamond cut emerged: the "Flame" cut, never before seen in the world of watchmaking.

The "Flame" cut diamond is unique in its perfectly proportioned and resolutely feminine silhouette. With its symbolic shape and 57 facets, the stone appears to set off a thousand sparks that are reflected and refracted in an infinite dance of light.
The "Flame" cut is also unique in that it is the only cut that presents a right cut and a left cut. This required the development of a new specific setting technique.

Its name evokes the scintillating morphology that artfully captures light and scatters it through its multiple facets.

An aesthetic as well as a technical innovation in the complexity of its realization, the "Flame" cut was officially accredited by the GIA (Gemological Institute of America), which had not recognized a new cut in two decades.

2009

A new world record: the Kallania

186 emerald-cut diamonds for approximately 170 carats in total.

As the incarnation of a living art, in 2009 the Kallania watch became the worthy successor to the mythic Kallista, which marked its thirtieth anniversary that year.

A dazzling expression of the passion that inspires Vacheron Constantin's Master Craftsmen, it set a new world record in its workmanship and number of carats. No fewer than 186 emerald-cut diamonds weighing approximately 170 carats illuminate this feat of patience and perfection.

Once again, Vacheron Constantin has impressed its values on 20th-century watchmaking by combining its ancestral know-how with a contemporary aesthetic. Worthy of the jeweler's genius, this collection piece beats to the rhythm of the world's thinnest mechanical movement – the 1003 caliber – bearing the prestigious Hallmark of Geneva certification, and entirely developed and manufactured by Vacheron Constantin.

2010

A collection of exceptional unique pieces dedicated to the Opéra Garnier

When Vacheron Constantin became a sponsor of the Opéra National de Paris in 2007, it highlighted one of the values that is has been striving to sustain for over 250 years: the artisan traditions of the Artistic Crafts of Fine Watchmaking. This partnership, that draws together time, art and culture, is illustrated by a stunning example of the know-how of the oldest watchmaking manufacture.

A vibrant tribute to Art and to culture.

Vacheron Constantin has created an exceptional collection of fifteen unique pieces that pay tribute to the same great composers that inspired Marc Chagall in his creation of the monumental fresco on the ceiling of the Opéra Garnier. The first watch in the Métiers d’Art collection – Chagall & l’Opéra de Paris is entitled “Tribute to Famous Composers." This unique piece was presented during the gala reception for the 30th anniversary of AROP – Association pour le Rayonnement de l’Opéra national de Paris, on November 20, 2010 at the Palais Garnier. The watch reproduces the whole Chagall ceiling in miniature, using the ancestral Genevan art of "Grand Feu" enamel.

Each of the other 14 pieces produced over the next two years is dedicated to one of the composers featured in Chagall's masterpiece.

2011

New Hallmark of Geneva criteria

The watch as a whole

Established by the Great Council of the Republic of Geneva canton in 1886, the Hallmark of Geneva is simultaneously a guarantee of authenticity of origin, workmanship, sustainability and expertise. Having celebrated 125 years in 2011, the Hallmark of Geneva started a drive to pay close attention to the evolution of the techniques and materials used in watchmaking.

In addition to the movement, the timepiece as a whole is also stamped with the Hallmark of Geneva. The exterior of the watch is also taken into account, and particularly the parts which affix the caliber to the case, specifically the casing ring, the brace and the brace screw. All of these components are also subject to the production process and individual standards of the Hallmark of Geneva.

2011

Simultaneous reading of all the world's time zones

The World Time complication, which has long been part of Vacheron Constantin's heritage, has made a noticeable comeback in the Manufacture's collections. The Traditionnelle World Time model was presented at the 2011 SIHH, housing a new caliber bearing the prestigious Hallmark of Geneva seal: 2460 WT.

With the aim of making a significant new contribution to the history of this complication, Vacheron Constantin's master watchmakers and engineers created a mechanical movement capable of precisely indicating all 37 of the world's full and partial times zones.

This exclusive feature is patented by Vacheron Constantin.

2011

Partner of the Institut National des Métiers d'Art

Promoting artistic crafts is more than a commitment; it is a duty.

Since 2011, Vacheron Constantin has supported the activities of the Institut National des Métiers d’Art (INMA) and in particular the event European Artistic Crafts Days (EACD), dedicated to the preservation, promotion and sharing of the culture of the 217 trades recognized by INMA.

2011

Creation of the Vacheron Constantin Institute

With a goal of sustaining the transmission of values and expertise as well as promoting and supporting the new generation of craftsmen, in 2011, Vacheron Constantin created its Institute for Human Capital and Crafts Development. This new organization is a response to the growth of the brand and the resulting new demands, with a focus on the preservation of Vacheron Constantin's founding values.

In addition to its missions that are directed toward in-house needs, the Institute also aims to stimulate and support numerous activities related to its external partners. Above all, it involves pursuing and strengthening partnerships that Vacheron Constantin has established in academic or vocational training circles, including – most importantly – EPFL (Lausanne), ECAL (Lausanne), the Université de Genève and the Ecole Boulle (Paris).

Consequently, the Institute is now responsible for all Vacheron Constantin's educational and training partnerships. It also represents the Geneva-based Manufacture with the public authorities in the fields of education and training, as well as with the Employers' Federation and professional associations.

A resolutely forward-looking institute for human capital and crafts development

2011

Exhibition “TREASURES OF VACHERON CONSTANTIN - A LEGACY OF WATCHMAKING SINCE 1755” in Singapore

From June 24 to August 14, 2011, in collaboration with Vacheron Constantin, the National Museum of Singapore presented an exhibition on the history of the watchmaking manufacture and of Fine Watchmaking in Geneva. The first major public exhibition on the heritage of the world's oldest continuous watchmaking manufacture, "Treasures of Vacheron Constantin – watchmaking heritage since 1755" unveiled over 250 years of creativity and expertise.

A voyage of initiation into the heart of time

Conceived as a voyage of initiation into the realm of 18th-century cabinotier artisans, the exhibition is an exploration of how time-keeping evolved, its artistic crafts, and the influence of artistic trends. It is a trilogy that tracks the history of Vacheron Constantin since its inception. The visitor is taken back in time through the 180 exceptional pieces produced by the Geneva-based Manufacture, exhibited over 6,500 sq. ft. From archival documents of Jean-Marc Vacheron and François Constantin to tools of the watchmaking trade, from the artisan workbenches of the Genevan cabinotiers to the machinery invented by the Manufacture, the scenography brings an incredibly rich technical and aesthetic universe to life.

Like a book opened on the past and the present, the pieces on display showcase the Artistic Crafts to which the Geneva-based Fine Watchmaking industry owes so much of its renown. The centerpiece of the exhibition provides a brilliant illustration: the pocket watch known as Les Bergers d’Arcadie created in 1923 is the quintessential result of this alchemy of manufacturing expertise that was founded on a constant quest for excellence.

2012

Promotion of the Cercle 250

Created by Vacheron Constantin in March 2012 as an association of patron companies that have all sustained over 250 years of continuous activity, the Cercle 250 promotes the excellence of centuries-old know-how in combination with visionary talent in the creation or re-creation of a work, in an exceptional experiential venue.

Inspired by a passion for Artistic Crafts, sharing and interaction

Focusing its ambitions on the transmission of know-how, promoting products made with high-end manufacturing techniques, the mission of the Cercle 250 is to encourage and promote the values of excellence and an appreciation of manual skills, with a humanist vision of the workplace. Responding to current challenges faced by Artistic Crafts, its dynamism is apparent in the support it provides to training in the artistic crafts as well as communications initiatives and economic development.

As patron companies, Cercle 250 MEMBERS sustain the vitality of the exclusive know-how they have developed over 250 years of continuous activity, and promote their expertise beyond their own borders, emphasizing the preservation of their original high-end manufacturing techniques for their products. Worldwide, some 150 prestigious manufacturers of linens, tableware, lifestyle and decor products, accessories and fashion meet the Cercle 250 criteria for membership. Each in turn, these companies of reference initiate an annual project that focuses on a theme that is meaningful in relation to their brand.

2012

100 years of the tonneau-shape

In 1912, in an avant-garde spirit that belonged to an era of progress, Vacheron Constantin was one of the first watchmaking firms to break with the traditional rounded shape of pocket watches and adopt the tonneau-shaped case. From its earliest appearance, this shape became an emblematic piece associated throughout the next century with the most prestigious watchmaking complications, interpreted in particular in the Malte collection.

For Vacheron Constantin, the celebration of this century of history was an opportunity to redesign its Malte collection and enrich it with four new models with pure, refined lines, in four adaptations that are perfectly classical in spirit but contemporary in style.
The new Malte Tourbillon, Malte Small Seconds and Malte small model are completed by an anniversary piece in a limited edition of 100 pieces, symbolizing this century of existence. These four new models were designed and produced to highlight the fact that shaped watches occupy a unique place in Fine Watchmaking – characterized by exclusivity, originality, refinement and sophistication – and a century-old vocation at Vacheron Constantin.

Promoting the cultural renown of Geneva

2012

Partnership with the Grand Théâtre de Genève

or the 2012-2013 season and to mark the tricentennial of the birth of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Vacheron Constantin decided to sponsor the worldwide creation of a new opera "JJR (Citoyen de Genève)" commissioned by the Grand Théâtre de Genève and the City of Geneva. In supporting the Grand Théâtre de Genève, Vacheron Constantin participates in promoting the cultural renown of Geneva, the Manufacture's birthplace.

2013

Patrimony ultra-thin caliber 1731

If there is one art that very few watchmakers have mastered, it is that of making watches with an alarm, as acoustic complications are known to be the most difficult to achieve. Vacheron Constantin has been making such marvels for over two centuries, and in 2013, the Manufacture broke new ground with the Patrimony ultra-thin caliber 1731, bearing the prestigious Hallmark of Geneva certification.

A masterpiece of virtuosity that combines the complexity of an alarm with the simultaneous challenge of the thinnest manual caliber and manual-winding minute repeater on the market, respectively 3.90 mm and 8.09 mm thick, in the most perfected expression of the watchmaker's art.

In 2009, Vacheron Constantin decided to create a new minute repeater movement that would combine thinness, purity of sound, aestheticism, precision and robustness. It took four years to work out this extremely complicated equation.

Mélodie d’un temps unique - The Unique Sound of Time

2013

Inauguration of the new Manufacture in the Vallée de Joux

It was in Brassus, in the heart of the Vallée de Joux, that Vacheron Constantin decided to bring together under one roof all its activities for the production of watchmaking parts that had previously been separated over three different buildings. A manufacture for the production of watchmaking parts equipped with the latest technologies and a fleet of high-performance machinery, organized according to a modern and efficient production process.

In addition to creating an efficient and high-performance production tool, this new manufacture was a testimony to Vacheron Constantin's goal of increasing integration of their trades and crafts.

An exchange of expertise and skills

2014

Unique partnership with the Ecole Boulle

Through this partnership, the watchmaking manufacture intends to pursue its commitment to sustaining the transmission of values and expertise as well as promoting and supporting the new generation of craftsmen.

This project highlights the close ties between the two institutions that are committed to maintaining, preserving and developing artistic crafts, their excellence and their creativity. The transmission of know-how, the discipline of manual workmanship and the respect for work and for artisans are at the center of this association. This collaborative work will involve nearly 45 students in training in design and artistic crafts.

2015

260th anniversary

2015 is a very special year for Vacheron Constantin: the Fine Watchmaking firm will celebrate its 260 years of continuous activity. Generations of watchmaking artisans and master craftsmen have passed the torch of excellence so that Vacheron Constantin could establish it presence on every continent, creating timepieces that are a promise of longevity.

CRAFTING ETERNITY SINCE 1755

2015

Launch of the HARMONY collection

To mark the 260th anniversary of its founding, Vacheron Constantin has unveiled the first seven models of a new collection christened Harmony.
Issued in limited editions, these watches feature a cushion-shape and a design inspired by one of the first chronograph wristwatches introduced by Vacheron Constantin in 1928.
Within these generous cases with their reinvented lines, new calibers that have been completely designed, developed and manufactured in-house take the single-pushpiece chronograph to a new level.
To ensure that these models will forever leave their mark on the exceptional celebration of Vacheron Constantin's history, their designers have created an exclusive movement decoration dedicated to the 260th anniversary of the brand, with the conception of an original motif inspired by the arabesques that adorned the balance-cock of the company's first known pocket watch, made by Jean-Marc Vacheron in 1755.

Veritable watchmaking sculpture

Also known as ""fleurisanne engraving"", this decoration is found on the balance-cock, the bridge of the tourbillon cage and the oscillating mass of the Harmony anniversary models.

2015

Reference57260 - The most complicated watch ever made

Revealed the day of the 260th anniversary of the Maison on September 17th 2015 the custom made Reference 57260 is the most complicated watch ever made.

This double-dial horological masterwork of hitherto unimaginable complication and technical innovation became a reality thanks to the determination of Vacheron Constantin to redefine the limits of the possible.

It has been conceived over a period of 8 years by a team of three of the company’s Master Watchmakers. Made using the classic principles of watchmaking along with resolutely 21st century thinking, the watch Reference 57260 is an entirely original creation exhibiting a total of 57 complications, several of which are entirely new and unique and is certified by the prestigious watchmaking certification Hallmark of Geneva.